New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-05
NO BLOODSHED AT ENNIS.
a GREAT TRIUMPH FOR THE NATIONAL
LEAGUE.
ovv,crps ,x COMMAND OF THE TROOPS BACK
nowu AND NO ATTEMPT IS MADE TO
pIspERsE THE MEETING.

,v,,rr,s ~ COMMAND OF THE TROOPS BACK
nows AND NO ATTEMPT IS MADE TO
pIspERsE THE MEETING.
tBY CABLE THE TaBUsE.l
COPYRIGHT: 1887 The Ne,o- York Trtbune
DUBLIN Sept. 5.--The meeting at Ennis. County
Glare, was held to-day despite the Government
procamation. Vast numbers of peasantry assem-
bled to assert their rights of public meeting, and
the officers in charge of the military and police
backed down. Any attempt to disperse the meet
ine would have provoked boodshed,
and thousands came from al quar-
ters of Glare prepared to face the consequences
of defylng the vlceroys proclamAt alton. The result
Is a great triumph for the National League. The
strongest speech at the meeting was delivered by
Philip Stanhope. an English Radical Member,
whose brother slngularly enough is War Secretary
in the present Tory Government Dliiou
O'Brien and Lord Mayor Sullivan also spoke
The meeting afterward dispersed without violence
BALLYCOREE HILL GUARDED BY SOLDIERS
AND POLICE.
TEN THOUSAND IRIsHMEN MARCH THERE AND HOLD
THEIR MEETING IN FIELD-AFTER PASSING
RESOLUTIONS THwY DIsPERsE QUIETLY.
DUBLIN. Sept. 4.-Ten thousand persons assem-
bled at Ennis to-day to attend the meeting OF the
Irish National League. The police last nl0nt
took possession of the Hill of Ballycoree, where II
was intended to hold the meeting. AT 2 o'clock the
procession, enllvcned by twelve bands OF music
and including Messrs. Timothy Sullivan. Dii-
Ion. Cox, Sheehy, William OBrien and
Philip Stanhope, all members of the House OF
Commons and several priests, moved toward
Ballycoree Hill, the approache. to which were
onarded by soldiers and police. The procession
finding its further progress barred, halted IN a
field and Messrs. Sullivan. Stanhope ana " or'en
made speeches from their carriages
A troou of hussars, headed bv Colonel Turner
Divisional Magistrate rode up to where the process
s;on had halted and Colonel Turner ordered the
meeting TO disperse within five minutes
Mr.. Stanhope handed Colonel Turner d
copy of the resolutions adopted py
the meeting. claiming Home Rule. declaring ad-
herepce to Mr. Parnell thanking The L'oerai party
pledqine resistance to the proclamation OF the
League and denouncing land grabbing Mr. Stan
hope declared that the proceedings of the meeting
were legal and that if collision occurred between
the neonle and the troops he would hold Co'onei
Turner responsible.
Turner replied that he was bound to execute
his orders. After parley the procession returned
to Ennis and O'Brien addressed the crowd In
OConnell Square. The soldiers and police again
appearing, the procession passed on to novel,
which the leaders entered. The crowd tfen oi>
perse6 quietly. There were lighted candles In the
windows Of almost every house In Ennis Ia'V
NIGHT An emo nous crowd welcomed the visitors
and escorted them to the hotel where an address
was presented to them. Mr.. Stanhope made
long reply, in which he congratulated He'fnu
upon having secured the support Of the Engiish
Liberals Mr.. Dillon en1oined the crowd TO DE
peaceful during the night and deprive the au-
thoritics of every excuse or paliiahon Tor tne
outrage they proposed to iniict at the morrows
.x.l fnv 0lS
The crowd dispersed cheering for the Nationaiists
and groaning for the Government. The streeS
were alive with reople ut an early hour this
morning Houses were decorated with banners
and political notices, and gayly dressed ladles
were at the windows watching the anlmated
scene League bands paraded the streets
Father Wal h. tie parish priest, presided at
the meeting of the day. In spite of pouring
rain the greatest enthusiasm prevailed. Mr. Cox
proposed resolutions protesting against the proc
lamaton of the League. Mr.. Stanhope SAID
that the meeting was q grand and mo- le prouest
in favor OF the right of free speech he had
come TO tell them in the name OF the In" llsh
people that they claimed for Iri hmen the right
Of freely and publicly gathering TO express their
wishes.
Mr. Dillon who was loudly cheered, said
81 am more proud than can tell to see you here
to-day in your thousands TO show that you VIII
not be intimidated by any snch proclamation as
that pacarded your walls. Ii this m ct ng
is in cal invite tho Government TO imprison the
whole of the crowd Naughter). As for us, We are
prepared TO take the consequences OF our
words. We shall continue 10 put down land
grabbing in spite OF appeals 70
the Government and shall make
every landlord who treats his tenants unJus'ly
as y terror to evil -doers No evicted farm
shall be taken in Clare tchoers) and l make the
Government q present of that Ia plaus while L
am at liberty, and We will continue to hold
meetings and preach to you the gospel OF deliver
ance for the poor" lie concluded by referring
TO the presence of the English members as an
augury of the hour when the landlords would no
longer dare to interfere with free meeting of
Irishmen. Though our meeting place is held
by dragons today, the hour is close at hand
when we will be masters of Ireland" (Cheers).
Colonel Turner's party was now seen gailoping
up. Mr. OBricn called upon the people TO hold
their ground The police and military hell
BaycorCe Hill the whole day. Some English
ladies' and gentlemen visited the spot out Of
curiosity when detachment of military came
up at dou! j. kuicll thinking that another
meeting was heing held The officers cha
grned on hearing the merry jests of the ladies
at their expense.
MAXIMiLIAN'S STRANGE CONDUCT.
FURTHER EvIDEvcE IN THE CoNTRovERsY-AN
INTERESTING NOTE.
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